The Valetta, a bulk carrier on charter to the British Phosphate Commissioners. She visits the island at intervals to load phosphate rock for ports in New Zealand and Australia. Built in 1968 by Oresundsvarvet A/B, at Landskrona, Norway for the Oslo firm of Halfdan Ditlev-Simonsen and Co., she has a length of 575 ft., beam of 85.18 ft. and draft of 33.25 ft. She is a motorship of 17,002 gross tons, 9,117 net; and 26,150 deadweight. A 6-cylinder Gotaverken oil engine of 12,900 b.h.p. gives her a speed of 15 knots. SG41